| Mortality | |
| Number of AIDS deaths (2003)............................................................................................... | 18,01713 |
| Cause of death rank (2003).................................................................................................... | >15th2 |
| Prevalence | |
| Number of Americans living with HIV (2003 est.)...................................................................... | 1,039,00014,185,00014 |
| Number of persons living with AIDS (2003 est.)........................................................................ | 405,92615 |
| Incidence | |
| New cases of HIV annually (2003 est.).................................................................................... | approximately 40,00014 |
| New AIDS cases (2003 est.)................................................................................................... | 43,17115 |
| Cost | |
| Combined Federal and State Medicaid expenditures for AIDS (2003)............................................ | $8.5 billion16 |
This section highlights one core report measure focusing on quality of preventive care for HIV-infected individuals:
In addition, a supplemental measure related to prevention of opportunistic infections among HIV patients with low CD4+ counts is also presented: